tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post7043732332429432973..comments2018-03-19T16:09:20.039-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Adding Liberty Tree Site to the Freedom Trail?J. L. Bellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-70373349696095481732008-02-17T16:24:00.000-05:002008-02-17T16:24:00.000-05:00John C. Miller's biography of Sam Adams calls it a...John C. Miller's biography of Sam Adams calls it an oak not an elm, probably one of the many things Miller got wrong. Another useful source on this is Arthur M. Schlesinger "Liberty Tree: A Genealogy" in The New England Quartley Vol. 25 No. 4 (Dec, 1952) pp. 435 to 458.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-64221310509405275762007-08-17T21:13:00.000-05:002007-08-17T21:13:00.000-05:00Then I feel I should clarify that the blog post do...Then I feel I should clarify that the blog post doesn't say that <I>Dig</I> story suggested that the Liberty Tree site was left off the trail for political reasons, only that it “discussed” that idea. <BR/><BR/>The fact that the story was headlined “Willfully Forgotten” (a quote from Dr. Al Young) could give the impression that the newspaper was playing up that theory over others. But that was, of course, the editor's decision.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the new link to the article's text.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-73247875079333636872007-08-16T22:29:00.000-05:002007-08-16T22:29:00.000-05:00I'm actually the author of the article in question...I'm actually the author of the article in question, and I would like to clarify, as this blog post is rather misleading about the point of view, that neither I nor the Dig suggested that the site was left off of the trail, but rather that Alfred Young suggested that that was a possible reason, which is pretty clear in the article. Although the link is currently unavailable on the Dig site, you can still see the article as it appeared <A HREF="http://matthewwilding.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html" REL="nofollow">HERE</A> to see for yourself. I also would say that your point on the tea party helps validate this argument, and further that the massacre has been often sanitized and altered - a thing difficult to do with the liberty tree. <BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>Matthew WildingMatthew Wildinghttp://matthewwilding.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com